[Extraarticular hip impingement: Case report].

Femoroacetabular impingement is the mechanical contact between the femur and the pelvis, frequently between the femur neck and the acetabular rim, whether due to a deformity of the former (cam type) or the latter (pincer type). However, there may be extraarticular causes of impingement. Together with the increased diagnosis of impingement, arthroscopic treatment is increasingly frequent and has become the standard treatment.

[Asphyxia by immersion].

Nineteen childhood near drowning cases admitted to a private general hospital from December 31, 1983 through out December 1987 at a mean age of 2 years 3 months are discussed. All patients had diagnosis when first found by relatives, 16 were apneic and only 11 received some kind of resuscitation which complied with accepted standards in 4 of them. Seven cases were admitted in stage A of Conn, two in stage B and ten in stage C.